diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fbeb767..9c63663 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ postgres_arguments:
 enable_postgres_replication: false
 # IP address of the interface replication
 postgres_replications_arguments: []
+postgres_replica_user_name: ""
+postgres_replica_user_password: ""
+postgres_replica_auth_method: "scram-sha-256"
 postgres_replication_bind_address: ""
 postgres_replica_address: ""
 
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index cf19627..ab92fc5 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@
 
 - name: Prepare configs
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: provision.yml
+
+- name: Configure replication on main instance
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: replication.yml
+  when: enable_postgres_replication
diff --git a/tasks/provision.yml b/tasks/provision.yml
index 53bc3db..3daecb5 100644
--- a/tasks/provision.yml
+++ b/tasks/provision.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
     - postgres_replication_bind_address
     - postgres_replica_address
     - postgres_replications_arguments
+    - postgres_replica_user_name
+    - postgres_replica_user_password
 
 - name: Check required en vars empty
   ansible.builtin.fail:
diff --git a/tasks/replication.yml b/tasks/replication.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7ed04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/replication.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: Grant user replication from network 192.168.0.100/24 access for replication with client cert authentication
+  community.postgresql.postgresql_pg_hba:
+    dest: {{ storage_directory }}/postgres/pg_hba.conf
+    contype: host
+    users: replication
+    source: {{ postgres_replica_address }}/32
+    databases: replication
+    method: {{ postgres_replica_auth_method }}
+
+- name: Create postgres replication user
+  community.postgresql.postgresql_user:
+    login_host: {{ postgres_replication_bind_address }}
+    login_user: {{ database_username }}
+    login_user: {{ database_username }}
+    name: {{ postgres_replica_user_name }}
+    password: {{ postgres_replica_user_password }}
+    priv: "REPLICATION"
+
+
+- name: Create replication slot if doesn't exist
+  become_user: postgres
+  community.postgresql.postgresql_slot:
+    login_host: {{ postgres_replication_bind_address }}
+    login_user: {{ database_username }}
+    login_user: {{ database_username }}
+    slot_name: replica
+
+- name: Reload postgres select query to acme db
+  community.postgresql.postgresql_query:
+    login_host: {{ postgres_replication_bind_address }}
+    login_user: {{ database_username }}
+    login_user: {{ database_username }}
+    query: "SELECT pg_reload_conf()"
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index f1b89a8..c349a03 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - postgres.env
 {% if enable_postgres_replication %}
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: "host replication replicator {{ postgres_replica_address }}/32 md5"
     ports:
       - "{{ postgres_replication_bind_address }}:5432:5432"
 {% endif %}